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Pakistan’s ranking in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) has improved by three places during the first three years of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government.
Publisher’s rating: Pakistan’s GFSI ranking improved by just one place between 2016 and 2021, contrary to posts now circulating on social media. It has, however, worsened over the last two years.
“All you have to do as an American is spend $28 and the I.R.S. is going to knock on your door.”
Publisher’s rating: This is misleading.
“More than one million people who lost their job after President Biden was sworn in because he shut down a pipeline.”
Publisher’s rating: False.
“We’re going to take taxes from you so somebody who makes $800,000 can get a tax break to buy a Tesla.”
Publisher’s rating: False.
Kenya Breweries Limited is giving away $8000 to celebrate its 99th anniversary
Publisher’s rating: False.
In de vestiging van Lidl in Deventer mogen klanten zonder QR-code er binnenkort geen boodschappen meer doen.
Publisher’s rating: Een woordvoerder van Lidl bevestigde dat de foto werd genomen in het filiaal in Deventer. Maar het doel van de hekken is om diefstal tegen te gaan. Het bericht is dan ook fout: ze dienen niet om mensen buiten te houden, maar juist binnen.
The post claimed that customers would soon be unable to shop at Lidl’s Deventer branch without a QR code, alongside a photo showing barriers at the entrance. The review confirms that the photo was taken at that branch, but reports that the barriers had a different purpose: preventing people from leaving without passing the checkout. The review therefore distinguishes the genuine image and location from the unsupported explanation attached to them. Lidl Netherlands spokesperson Margot van Hout confirmed that the gates were installed on 20 October at the branch on Karel de Groteplein. She told dpa that the previous entrance could also be used to exit, which had sometimes been misused. The new gates open in only one direction, so customers must pass the checkout before leaving. This account identifies the barriers as an anti-theft measure, not a QR-code access control. The review also places the allegation in the context of the government’s rules as described at the time. At a 12 November press conference, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge reiterated that a coronavirus entry pass would apply to non-essential shops and services; supermarkets were not included. The review states that customers could therefore enter the Deventer Lidl without a QR code. Taken together, the confirmed location, the stated function of the gates, and the contemporaneous rule for supermarkets do not support the post’s claim.
Marcos administration's total budget was P500 billion, Cory’s spent P1.0 trillion, Ramos’ admin utilized P1.5 trillion
Publisher’s rating: Needs context
The Philippine peso exchange rate during Marcos’ term from 1965 to 1985 was P2.00 to US$1.00.
Publisher’s rating: False
The Philippines was next to Japan in terms of economic growth in the entire Asia
Publisher’s rating: False
Kenyan man becomes billionaire after death of his 73yr-old wife
Publisher’s rating: False.
Legal para sa mga employer na tanggihan ang aplikasyon ng mga hindi nabakunahan na naghahanap ng trabaho.
Publisher’s rating: Flip-flop
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas launched a P500 Marcos commemorative banknote
Publisher’s rating: Satire
El desabastecimiento en EEUU se debe a falta de personal por el mandato de vacunación de Biden
Publisher’s rating: Engañoso
FACT CHECK: 2022 අයවැය යෝජනාවෙන් අමාත්යවරුන් හා ආයතන ප්රධානීන්ට ලබාදෙන ඉන්ධන දීමනා මුළුමනින් කපා දැමුවාද?
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
The claim concerned Sri Lanka’s 2022 budget, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on November 12, 2021. A circulating social-media post said that the fuel allowances provided to ministers and heads of institutions had been cut. The review explains that readers could understand the post to mean the entire allowance had been withdrawn: “මෙවර අයවැයේදී අමාත්යවරුන් හා ආයතන ප්රධානීන්ට ලබා දෙන ඉන්ධන දීමනාවක් ලබා නොදෙන බවක් ද මේ හරහා ගම්ය වී තිබු” (“this also implied that no fuel allowance would be provided”). The review’s account of the budget proposal is more limited. Under the special policy proposals presented by the Finance Minister, “අමාත්යවරුන්ගේ සහ රාජ්ය නිලධාරීන්ගේ මාසික ඉන්ධන දීමනාවෙන් ලීටර 5ක් කපා හැරීම යෝජනවා වී තිබෙනවා” — a cut of five litres from the monthly fuel allowance for ministers and public officials was proposed. The review says it checked the budget speech and also points to the summary of public benefits from the 2022 budget, citing page 20 of the speech and page 58 of the summary: “අයවැය කතාවේ ඒ බවට දක්වා තිබුණේ මෙලෙසින්. (පිටුව 20) 2022 රාජ්ය අයවැයෙන් හිමිවන මහජන ප්රතිලාභ පිළබඳ සංක්ෂිප්ත වාර්තාවේද ඒ බව සඳහන් වන්නේ මෙලෙසිනි. (58 වන පිටුව)”. Thus, the evidence described in the review supports a partial reduction, not the complete removal suggested by the post. Its conclusion says the posts were misleading because “අමාත්යවරුන්ගේ සහ රාජ්ය නිලධාරීන්ගේ මාසික ඉන්ධන දීමනාවෙන් ලීටර 5ක් පමණක් කපා හැරීම යෝජනාව වී ඇති බවයි” — the proposal was to cut only five litres from the monthly allowance.
సీఎంఐఈ (CMIE) నివేదిక ప్రకారం ఉత్తర్ప్రదేశ్లో 2017లో 17.5% నిరుద్యోగిత రేటు ఉంటే, 2021లో 4.2%కి తగ్గింది
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Dit is een officiële wedstrijd van Lidl.
Publisher’s rating: Dit is geen echte wedstrijd van Lidl en er kan geen geld gewonnen worden. Het gaat hier om een voorbeeld van phishing.
The claim concerned a Facebook post from a page named ‘Lidl”Nederlan.d’ (sic), which promised €1,000 to the first 500 people who identified a missing piece in a drawing of a bone. The review compared this page and its contest with Lidl’s official Facebook presence. It reports that the contest page had been created on November 4, 2021, had one like, provided no owner contact details, and contained no other post. By contrast, the review describes Lidl Nederland’s official page as verified, linked from Lidl’s website, and identifying its administrator. The contest’s follow-up messages were also inconsistent with its initial offer: people who commented were asked to share the question and provide their location to pursue a €500 voucher. The registration link led to a Google Sites address rather than a Lidl.nl address. The linked site requested an email address or phone number and asked users to install an app, but its images linked to a contest for a €250 voucher for Penny Markt. Its terms referred to a company in Georgia, and participation was limited to residents of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland—excluding people in the Netherlands. Taken together, the review’s reported page details, redirection, changing prize amounts, and registration requests support its conclusion that this was not an official Lidl contest. The review says the page sought personal information rather than offering a genuine prize.
